human terrain

(Midwest Premiere)
Written by Jennifer Blackmer. Directed by Benjamin Brownson.
June 10 - July 9, 2016 at Voice of the City, 3429 W Diversey.

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While working alongside the American military in Iraq, a female anthropologist finds herself enmeshed in a complex thicket of duty and compassion. HUMAN TERRAIN was a finalist in the Yale Drama Competition, a semi-finalist for the Princess Grace Award in Playwriting, and a finalist for the O’Neill National Playwrights’ Conference. Jennifer Blackmer won the 2015 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation Award for Emerging American Playwright.

“ONE OF THE TOP TEN SHOWS OF 2016”

- PerformInk

Nominated for the Jeff Award for Lead Actress/Play (Kim Boler)

Reviews for HUMAN TERRAIN…

“CRITIC’S PICK! Every so often a play falls into the right company at the right time and becomes the example of what Chicago storefront theater is all about. That play is “Human Terrain” and that company is Broken Nose Theatre... features one of the finest marryings of design I’ve seen all year and one of the finest ensembles I’ve seen in many a year. [It] stirred up feelings that are hard to carry, emotions that you need to recognize, embrace, and release. This is a show that needs to be seen...”
— Abigail Trabue, PerformInk
“ Director Benjamin Brownson stages the intricate drama with perfect clarity and admirable reserve... Blackmer’s taut, troubling story... provides sharp-edged drama and juicy moral conundrums.”
— Justin Hayford, Chicago Reader
“It was riveting from the start... [Kim] Boler is outstanding... I highly recommend this multi-dimensional show.”
— Katy Walsh, The Fourth Walsh

PRODUCTION TEAM

  • BENJAMIN BROWNSON* | Director, Producer

  • JENNIFER BLACKMER | Playwright

  • LAURA BAKER | Associate Director

  • IRIS SOWLAT | Assistant Director, Co-Dramaturg

  • JULIE LEGHORN | Stage Manager

  • CAITLIN BOYLAN^ | Production Manager

  • GABRIELLE MAGNESS | Assistant Production Manager

  • DAVID WEISS* | Co-Dramaturg

  • DEVON GREEN | Props Designer

  • CLAIRE SANGSTER | Lighting Designer

  • GROVER HOLLWAY | Sound Designer

  • MORIAH LEE TURNER | Costume Designer

  • MIKE J. SANOW | Technical Director/Military Consultant

  • MARTIN HANNA | Dialect Coach, Translations

  • MATT SINGLETON | Fight Choreography

  • ELISE SPOERLEIN* | Casting Director

* company members  ^ artistic associates

CAST

  • KIM BOLER | Mabry

  • SHOZZETT SILVA | Adiliah

  • ROB KOON | Alford

  • JESSAMYN FITZPATRICK | Kate

  • MARTIN HANNA | Kemal

  • MATT SINGLETON | Detty

  • EVAN SESEK | Harrison

  • ANI COHEN | Mabry u/s

  • DAVID MELDMAN | Alford u/s

  • RACHAEL BARRY | Kate u/s

  • SUNNY ANAM | Kemal u/s

  • FRANK MENOLASCINO | Detty u/s

  • KEVIN LAUERMAN | Harrison u/s